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Former Bikini Kill frontwoman and current Le Tigre frontwoman Kathleen Hanna is examined in an upcoming documentary, by Sini Anderson, called The Kathleen Hanna Project a.k.a. Who Told You Christmas Wasn’t Cool? Funds for the documentary about the riot grrl touchstone will be raised at a benefit show at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on December 11. Continue reading →

Today is Black Friday, but it’s also another Record Store Day! Go hit up your local store to see what they have available; the offerings include seven-inches from MGMT and Bob Dylan.

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Smashing Pumpkins band-leader Billy Corgan slammed Pavement in a recent twitter outburst saying:

“Just found out SP is playing with Pavement in Brazil. It’s gonna be 1 of those New Orleans type funerals… I say that because they represent the death of the alternative dream, and we follow with the affirmation of life part… funny how those who pointed the big finger of ‘sell out’ are the biggest offenders now…yawn. they have no love… by the way, we’ll be the band up there playing NEW songs because we have the love xx”

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It’s been five years since The Russian Futurists released Our Thickness, but they’re back with a new record called The Weight’s on the Wheels and Matthew Adam Hart spoke to Exclaim! about recording this record in a professional studio:

“I did a version of the record, just in my bedroom, and I was kinda happy with it, but we got offered this chance to go down to New York and work with [Michael Musmanno] a producer who’s recorded albums by one of my favourite bands, the Lilys,” explains Hart. “He also did Outkast and some other groups I like, so he was interested and we thought, ‘Why not just try and make a proper studio record.’

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Neil Young’s collection of vintage cars and other memorabilia were unfortunately caught up in a warehouse fire that racked up around $1 million dollars in damages.

According to an ABC report, the Bay Area warehouse contained paintings and at least six cars, along with other items. Worse still, the 15,000-square-foot space housed musical equipment in road cases, plus canisters of archival film footage and music. Firefighters responded quickly to the blaze, which took about an hour to put out. The majority of the items inside were saved, although at least one vintage car was lost. There’s no word as to whether the film footage and music was saved, but according to San Carlos fire marshall Jim Palisi, Young “had a lot of film material in there that the firefighters protected.” Continue reading →

’80s synth-revivalists La Roux claim ’80s revivalism is “so over”.

“I don’t want to make synth music for the rest of my fucking life,” she told Spinner. “It was a time when I was into that, but whatever, it’s done with; it’s gone. The whole genre is so over. It was my thing and I’m bored with it. If I see anything more ’80s-themed, I’m going to bust.” Continue reading →

In news that may surprise you (it did me), the Smashing Pumpkins are release a new EP. Teargarden by the Kaledyscope Vol. 2 — The Solstice Bare (ugh) comes out on November 23 on both CD and 12″ picture disc. Continue reading →

Toronto’s Dinosaur Bones are unsigned no more, having come on board with Dine Alone Records. Their first EP for the label, Birthright, will be release on November 2. Continue reading →